I/P—Incidence and Prevalence
IP—Inhalable Particles
IP—Institute of Petroleum
IPA—Isopropanol
IPACT—International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium
for Toxicology Testing
IPAT—Impact, Population, Affluence, and Technology
IPC—Integrated Pollution Control (UK)
IPCC—Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCS—International Program on Chemical Safety
IPM—Inhalable Particulate Matter
IPM—Integrated Pest Management
IPP—Independent Power Producer
IPPC—Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EC)
IPPR—Institute for Public Policy Research
IPTS—Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
IR—Inactivation Ratio
IR—Infrared
IRAA—Indoor Radon Abatement Act (U.S.)
IRB—Institutional Review Board
IRIS—Integrated Risk Information System
IRP—Inward Processing Release
IRPP—Institute for Research on Public Policy
IRPTC—International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
IRR—Ionizing Radiations Regulations (UK)
IRUS—Intrusion Resistant Underground Structures
ISA—Ideologically Structured Action
ISA—International Seabed Authority
ISES—International Solar Energy Society
ISI—Indian Standards Institution
ISIE—International Society for Industrial Ecology
ISM—Industrial, Scientific, Medical
ISO—Independent System Operator
ISO—International Standards Organization
ISPE—International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers
ISRM—In-Situ Redox Manipulation
ISSX—International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
ISTAS—International Symposium on Technology and
Society
ISV— In Situ Vitrification
IT—Information Technology
ITC—Interagency Testing Committee (U.S.)
ITD—Ion Trap Detector
ITF—Industry Technology Facilitator
ITM—Ionic Transport Membrane
IUCN—International Union for Conservation of Nature
and Natural Resources
IUFoST—International Union of Food Science and
Technology
IUGG—International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
IUPAC—International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry
IURE—Inhalation Unit Risk Estimate
IWC—International Whaling Commission
IWM—Integrated Waste Management
IWPCC—Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact
(U.S.)
IWS—Ionizing Wet ScrubberIX—Ion ExchangeJ—Joule
JAEC—Japanese Atomic Energy Commission
JAERI—Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute
JAPCA—Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
JAWWA—Journal of the American Water Works Association
JBR—Jet Bubbling Reactor
JECFA—Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives
JGOFS—Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
JMPR—Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues
JRSH—Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of
Health
JTU—Jackson Turbidity Unit
JWPCF—Journal of the Water Pollution Control FederationK—Kelvin
KASAM—National Council for Nuclear Waste (Sweden)
KAST—Korean Academy of Science and Technology
KT—Clearness Index
kV—Kilovolt
Kw—Kilowatt
Kwh—Kilowatt Hour
LAER—Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
LAI—Leaf Area Index
LANDSAT—Earth Resources Technology Satellite
LANL—Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S.)
LAPIO—Low API Oil
LAS—Laser Aerosol Spectrometer
LAS—Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate
LASER—Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
LBL—Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
LBP—Length Between Perpendiculars
LCA—Life-Cycle Assessment
LCC—Life Cycle Costing
LC 50 —Mean Lethal Concentration
LCI—Life-Cycle Inventory
LCIP—Low Carbon Innovation Programme
LCPD—Large Combustion Plant Directive (EU)
LCR—Lead and Copper Rule
LD—Lethal Dose
LDA—Laminar Directional Airflow
LDAR—Leak Detection and Repair
LDC—Less Developed Country
LDC—London Dumping Convention
LDF—Local Deposition Fraction
LDH—Lactate Dehydrogenase
LD 50 —Mean Lethal Dose
LDI—Laser Desorption/Ionization
LDPE—Low Density Polyethylene
LEA—Low Excess Air Operation
LED—Light Emitting Diode
LEL—Lower Explosive Limit
LET—Linear Energy Transfer
LFG—Landfill Gas
LFL—Lower Flammability Limit
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